A Gallery selling the 1st. ever casting storyboards by John McLusky. See the imagined image for James Bond 007, and place Sean Connery face in the frames. A pretty good match.

I saw Dr. No at a local movie theater on the recommendation my my girlfriend's father a ghostwriter for Walter Winchell in the summer of 1962.  Needles o say it was great!!!!All though my teens I waited for new 007 movies. This is a fun bit of history. See below details. 

As the casting agent for Amazon MGM's Bond, Nina Gold, announced this week she started screen-tests for the new 007, we displayed two legendary artworks in our London gallery that tell the story of how the first James Bond was cast. Four years before the first Bond film, Ian Fleming sent the artist John McLusky this drawing, saying it was how he imagined 007: John McLusky thought Fleming's idea was too feminine and sent back his own idea. John McLusky's idea won and was published in a comic strip - the first time the world saw the face of James Bond. Sean Connery's agent saw John McLusky's drawings and noticed how much he looked like Bond, which is why Sean Connery auditioned and got the part. Our set of 824 drawings from 1958-1966 is for sale for $1.9M (£1.4M). We are inviting Amazon's producers and casting agents to the gallery to see the creator of James Bond - Ian Fleming's ideas of how Bond should look: John McLusky worked personally with Ian Fleming to illustrate: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia, with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, From a View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice. The drawings were used as storyboards for the film Dr. No.: I placed one drawing from each book/film in the collection of The Academy (Oscars): https://academycollection.org/web/arena/search#/?q=john+mclusky The drawings include the first ever images of Bond in an Aston Martin: This drawing of Bond in the DBIII is in The Academy: John McLusky's 824 original drawings and 1,600 original prints from 1958-1964 - visually tell the story of every written word of Ian Fleming's Bond. They are the oldest visual history of James Bond, visually mapping how Ian Fleming saw the world's most famous spy - information we have invited the the creators of the new James Bond to come and see. Click on this short film to see the drawings: Further interest  John McLusky Estate email: fraser@agalleryartists.com Best, Fraser Scott Director A Gallery Artists Ltd Art to Hold Your Interest www.agalleryartists.com +44 (0) 7954 051 458 agallery#fineartmagazineblog.blog.blogspot.com #sunstormfinearmagazine.com#artfun007#artfunsummer #artfunmovies#artfunfoever

Madelyn Jordan retrospective of Stanley Boxer: A Centennial Exhibition. Catch the opening June 17, 6:00-8:00 PM. Details below!

Join us Tomorrow Evening for an Opening Reception Stanley Boxer: A Centennial Exhibition  Wed, June 17 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm Please join us for wine, light refreshments, and an evening celebrating the remarkable legacy and 100th birthday anniversary of Stanley Boxer, the acclaimed "sculptor of paint."  Artist Joyce Weinstein, Boxer's wife, will also be in attendance. RSVP NOW STANLEY BOXER: 'Enchantingcalm' 1995. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 24.5 x 49.5 in. Click here for additional photos A Rare Opportunity to Experience Stanley Boxer A rare opportunity for collectors and admirers of postwar Amreican abstraction, Stanley Boxer: A Centennial Exhibition brings together a collection of significant paintings spanning four decades of the artist's career.  Often described as a "sculptor of paint," Boxer built richly textured compositions that blur the boundary between painting and object. On view from June 17 through August 14, this exhibition traces the evolution of his practice, from the Ribbon Painting Series in the 1970s to the densely layered and material-driven works of his later career. Though entirely abstract, Boxer’s paintings create their own visual atmosphere, inviting viewers to engage in interpretation without the work ever settling into fixed meaning. View additional works STANLEY BOXER: 'Memoireofamoment' 1985. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 50.5 x 60.5 in Click here for additional photos About Stanley Boxer Born in New York City in 1926, Stanley Boxer studied at the Art Students League following his service in the Navy during World War II. His first exhibition took place in 1953 at Perdalma Gallery in New York, beginning a prolific career that would include more than one hundred solo exhibitions.  Boxer received numerous accolades throughout his lifetime, including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1975 and a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grant in 1989.   His work is held in major museum collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Tate. For any inquiries, please send us an email or call us at (914) 723-8738. We look forward to welcoming you to the gallery! Madelyn Jordon Fine Art 31 Mamaroneck Ave White Plains, NY 10601 T: (914) 723-8738 E: Madelyn@madelynjordonfineart.com W: MadelynJordonFineArt.com Hours: Wed-Fri. | 10:00 - 5:30 #MadelynJordonFineArt Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   Visit Us at: Madelynjordonfineart.com

Stony Brook Film Festival July, present 36 films from 23 countries

The films are out, so there's no reason to wait to get your passes anymore.    This July, 36 films from 23 countries are coming to the Staller screen. Countless films from SBFF are later picked up by distributors and released to theaters, so this is your chance to see smash hits and potential blockbusters before anyone else!

What is the Stony Brook Film Festival?  From July 16-25, the Stony Brook Film Festival presents the very best in global indie films. Filmmakers, cast, and crew from around the world fly in for film screenings, Q&A sessions, and after-parties, with nearly 10,000 people in attendance throughout the festival.   What's new this year? Stony Brook Medicine joins as our presenting sponsor! We couldn't be more excited for this new partnership.  Two additional parties were added for Gold Passholders, increasing the pass's value without raising the price.

Flex Pass ($75) Perfect for those with a busy schedule: entry to 5 nights of your choice during the festival (excluding Closing Night). Regular Pass ($100) A classic option: entry to all ten days, the Closing Night Awards Ceremony, priority seating, and more.  Gold Pass ($250)  The complete SBFF experience: entry to all films, Q&As, VIP seating, and 4 afterparties throughout the festival, including Opening and Closing Nights!

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